Mike Glenn

Mike is the founder and publisher of Save Newport and Chair of Government Relations for the Elks Lodge. He writes, shoots photos, and edits, but much of the time, he's just "the IT guy". He can be reached at: Google+, Facebook, or via email, at michael.glenn@devion.com

Mysterious Boat Washes Ashore in Newport

At about 7:30pm on Saturday night, an 18ft boat washed ashore near Lifeguard Tower 65.  Eyewitness Patrick English said that Four Hispanic men who spoke only Spanish repeatedly told the story that they were the only people on the boat, despite the fact that there were 18 life preservers aboard.  Their story was that they were locals and they were trying to …

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Fire in Ho Sum Bistro Injures Firefighter, causes $500k in damages

Saturday night at about 2am, NBFD responded to a fire at Ho Sum Bistro which caused minor structural damage but caused about $250k in damages to the building facade and another $200k in damages to equipment and other property.  One Newport Beach fire fighter suffered minor injuries and was taken to Hoag and later released.  The exact nature of his injuries are …

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Happy Fathers Day!

Happy fathers day to all fathers far and wide!  No kids come with manuals, and I’m sure we could have all been better kids.  But if winding up being a good person is any measure of success, the fathers of the vast majority did a fantastic job.   Call your dad or do something good in his memory!

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Newport Harbor Commission Hears Proposal of Forced, Warrantless Entry

Less than two weeks after Memorial Day, where we celebrated our soldiers who fell protecting our Constitution, the powers that be in Newport Beach presented a document which would create an unconstitutional police state, enabling officers to enter any boat dwelling without a warrant or consent– with one of the attendees at last night’s harbor commission meeting calling the 4th Amendment an “arcane …

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Here’s How Newport Can Help Orlando After the Shooting– and it’s free

After the heinous crimes committed in Orlando on Sunday morning, many ask what they can do.   Give blood. Orlando has called for blood donations, and blood donations are always in need, worldwide– all types of blood.  Specifically, Type O Negative, O Positive, and AB Plasma are regularly short.  Orlando will be getting blood from other banks, which will deplete their supply, …

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Pet of the Week – Teddy

Look at this fuzzy beast!  Newport has a lot of great dogs in need of great homes and great owners… And we’ve got the perfect pup for you to rescue who desperately needs a forever home. From the shelter: “Teddy is an older gentleman looking for his forever retirement home. He is very small — only about 5 pounds.  We rescued him …

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Earthquake felt

Yes, that was an earthquake you just felt about an hour ago! According to the current reports from CalTech, it was a 5.1 in Borrego Springs in San Diego County. You can find more updated information, here: http://scedc.caltech.edu/recent/Maps/Los_Angeles.html For more information about how to be prepared, check out our award-winning Civilian Emergency Response Team, CERT. Remember, if you have questions about earthquakes, you can …

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Watch the Election Results, LIVE

Love him or hate him– we all know who the Republicans are going to choose, so those votes are pretty pointless for California (as usual) The Libertarians have already nominated Gary Johnson, so those votes *literally* don’t matter. But the Democratic party could be flipped for the popular vote on this very day.   Bernie has 1,568 delegates, and Hillary has 1,870.  So …

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Primary Voting Day is Today

If you are registered to vote in California, today is the day that you need to head to the polls to do that!  If you are an absentee voter and haven’t mailed in your ballot yet, you must bring it to the polls TODAY, as they must all be received within 3 days of the polls closing– and if you mail …

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D-Day, 72 years ago today

D-Day

Today, 72 years ago, the United States and our allies joined forces for the Normandy Landings, code named Operation Neptune.  This operation was the largest seaborne invasion in the history of the world, resulting in five allied beachheads being established in Normandy. What you may not have known, though, is that our little beach town of Newport Beach was also a major …

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